Devour Me Quotes

“Dear Katherin, may you rest in power. And to Richard—fuck you. I hope you’re in hell getting chased by bees for eternity.”
― Emily Rath, Devour Me

“Oh, fuckity fuck on a garlic shrimp toast!”
― Emily Rath, Devour Me

“It’s like she reached into my chest and tugged on my deepest insecurity. There’s nothing I hate more than feeling inadequate. That’s the root of all the trauma from my past. Nothing I did was ever enough. I wasn’t good enough. Wasn’t pure enough. Wasn’t Christian enough. It transferred over to my schoolwork, too, to all my sports and hobbies. If I wasn’t the best, the feeling of inadequacy suffocated me. I worked harder, studied longer, practiced more. All the while, I wasn’t chasing the wins or the straight As. I was chasing the feeling of finally being enough.”
― Emily Rath, Devour Me

“It’s not easy, you know?

What?

Carrying someone else’s shortcomings and being forced to wear them as your own skin.”
― Emily Rath, Devour Me

“I’m a Scorpio, born to claim water. But it’s the green magic of the Prescotts that flows rich as honey through my veins.”
― Emily Rath, Devour Me

“Meanwhile, I’m a moody, loner Capricorn who is just doing my best against a universe that seems determined to keep kicking me while I’m down.”
― Emily Rath, Devour Me

“We can’t let them win.

Who?

The big them, she cries. Men, the government, the fat cats who always think they run this world. History is told by the victors, Birdie. But it’s remembered best by the survivors. I can see that you’re a good girl too. You’ll look for the truth of what happened, not just the story they want us to hear. Truth, Birdie—it’s all that matters in the end.”
― Emily Rath, Devour Me

“This book is dedicated to Katherin Harrison who, in 1668, was put on trial for witchcraft in Wethersfield, CT. One of her accusers was her neighbor, Richard Mountague, who used as evidence against her the fact that one day her bees flew away from the hive . . . then they came back too quickly. Like, suspiciously quickly. Dear Katherin, may you rest in power. And to Richard—fuck you. I hope you’re in hell getting chased by bees for eternity.”
― Emily Rath, Devour Me

“Growing up, I had to wear a lot of masks too. I couldn’t let my adoptive parents know the real me. I certainly couldn’t connect with the other kids at my private Christian school. I was all alone, dreaming of the day I could escape and finally start living life on my terms. Away from their religion, away from purity culture and all the oppressive rules, the suffocating doubt and shame.”
― Emily Rath, Devour Me

“Do women ever deserve the persecution we face just for living?”
― Emily Rath, Devour Me

“My faith in Christ was ruined by Christians long ago. And the gender historian in me just sees things like witch trials as one more form of violent patriarchy meant to control free-thinking women.”
― Emily Rath, Devour Me